Game target plate



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Filed Aug 4, 1926 @unaniem www Tazwgdfwf; M M WWW-MW Patented pr. 5, 19527. u

v'EDWIN Wj. smoDnA-n'r, or NEW YORK, 1\T; ;Y.. A

:GAME: .TARGET einem,

Application inea 'Aligner 4, 1926. f'serial No. leensfla l My improvements relate to game plates-Y 'ot' *a 'type analogous "to tha-tdis'closed inljetters l"lpat'ent No; r1,554,768',` issued to `lne Sep'teln# bely22nd, 1925, in conjunction with which Vf jbaill; playis Vresorte'dto for scoring purposes finfa'ccordance with prescribed rules of an appropriate galne,-the object' of7 play bel 'ing in that case to lodge a ball in af central bullseye cup, oruin any of aV series of` concentric grooves Vsepa-rated'` byA Ainclined planes, whereas the object of =my presentV lnventionisto alford apgame boa'rdfof this class having a centrallylocated impact-sou'ndingj,l 'devlce surroundedby deflectlve surfaces,- the obgect ofY 'balll play in this vcase being,l

vprimar-ily, to strike saidcentral!bulls-eye impactisounding device, and secondary, to-

cause animpinging play-ballto bounce olf "the 'target atfan angle incident' to the deflective surtacecontacted with, all as hereinafter fully set forth.

. j'Inthe .accompanylng"drawings l illustrate a' 'practical embodiment of'7 the essential features of my invention inaggame board of the f cl'l'arac'ter designatechalthough IL do noti limit'V fmyself tothe idelltical"formA and construc- 'i tionopart's shown herein byrway of exem- ,'Dlilication, since modi'lications may be made in 'mlnor detalls, and Vequivalent mechanical :lo

expedients resorted to, witlrlile results, and withoutdeparting fromfthe, spirit and intent; of my invention 'in this respect.

'Vith this understanding ,Figa l, represents a top view or plan of my new game target plate; Y Y

Fig. 2, a transverse central vertical section taken upon plane of line 2-2. l,

Fig. 3, a: central sectional detail illustrating the effect of the impact of la play ball with the sollndable device;

Fig. 4, is a central sectiollalrdetail illustrating a modification Fig. 5, a view similar to Fig. Ll, illustrating still another llloditicatioll.V n

My horizontal'target T, preferably, al-

Y though Anot necessarily, consists of a plate of sheet metal, spun, drawn or otherwise moulded into requisite shape, the distinctive p feature in this respect being the formation of the plate with concentric superficial curvilinear grooves or depressions t. t, which are variant in character in that the concavities have no uniform radii, but vary con-V l by reference more particularly to Fig. 2, of

the angle of; de'liection` impart-'ed tof la'nilnplnglng ball "will Jnecessarilyfbe dependent on the actual lpoint. of`superiicial'coiitactgtheV the drawings, bywhich it will be seen that,`

ccV Y angle ot deflection'` .Varying continuously` from the periphery to the l.centr-e o'f-fthe` target. In this'connection it maybe notedlthat the play :ballRlfor'use in conjll'lnctienjgwith the 'target T,4 should "be lot T'less diameter and. radius thanl the curvature of"the' grooves t," t, so as 1to insure a Vnn'nll'lluln lofi'conta'ct 'be-v tween sllrfaces involved in,impact.`

The .bulls-eye impacesoun'dable device B,is preferably, although not. necess'arijl'yjof the anll'unciaftor "bell or gong typefwithlcon- Y veX upperA surface, adapted'J to deflect"anim pagingball P, as indiaan' nailing.'fa', cette drawings.

Sincek theballs P, to be used'- in -targetplay are necessarily oran-elastic resilient` character, not adapted' to promote the resonance,A I

to thefbellB, I; support thelattenonayield' able. mount when will allow anffimpsms ball P, to trip the bell B, temporarilyinto peripheral Contact withan adjacent station-y ary surfaceA of or onthetargetf'l. @Thus v1in Fig, Aofthe drawings, theedge ofthey tilted' bel'liB, is vshown-ascontacting-1with an adiacent vpart of the* vcentral"v Agroove-*117,

of. the target plate lT,`fwhereasfinig;4e, a Y

Fig. 5, by formingthe centre of the target coincident with the bellB. with a flat surl"prose, '-a likeresult beillgfaoconrplishe'd'iSin` Y face t3, in lieu o'f the central groove z, shown v in the other figures of the drawings.

Obviously, various mechanical expedienteA may be resorted to in attaining -a suitable` yleldablev retractlle mount for the impact-1 soundable element B, the device shown vin the drawings by way of exemplification consisting essentially vof a screw boltY Z), the head I of .which functions as ashoulder for retain Y bell, .('and thebolt also if Vstruck direct) to loo yield to the impact of a play ball, but insuring the return-of the bell to normal I have herein shown said retractile means position as soon as the play ball bounces off.v Y i consisting of a spiral spring s, although I do not limit myself in this particular', since equivalent expedients may be substituted `therefor with like results.V .l

`The rules of the games available in convjunction with my new horizontal target pre-V ksumably involving scoring` for catching the v play-ball on itsriniti'al bounce after impact,

the importance of the variant-curvature of' 10:

the faceof thc targetis-obvious inaffording an `element of uncertainty calling for alert-v ness and skill on the part of. a player. K

vWhat` 1 claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

l. A horizontal game itargetcomprlsing a. platethe upper surface` of" which is formed with undulating curvessurrounding an` im-V pactesoundable device, together with said. jzfisoundablefdevice, the latter being tilta-bly mounted. i Y

* K f :2. A horizontal target comprising aV "'jplatethe upperxsurface of'whichis formed 'fvvithconcontric undulating curves surround- Y ,fing an'V .impact-soundable device, .together ywith said soundable device, theV latter being tiltablymounted.

horizontal Vgame target comprising a lplatethe 'uppersurface of which .is formed `with[variant` undulating curves surrounding lan impact-soundable,l device, together With said s'oundalole device, the latter being tilt- 134, A., horizontal gaine comprising 1a plate-the.uppersurface offwhich isformed '7.35"

- surrounding an impactfsoundable device, to-

vvithvariantV undulating concentric Vcurves 4 iggether With saidvsoundable device, the latter V:.loei'ng;tiltaloly mounted.. v

, i `5. vA .horizontal game targetjcomprising .a plate thefupper surface of which is rformed Leaaeea Vwith uildulating' curves Vsurrounding anV im pact`soundable device, together with said soundable device, the-latter being tiltably mounted and Ayieldable means for resiliently `retractably supporting same.

7. A horizontal game target comprising a plate the upper surface otvvhich is formed with variant undulating curves surrounding an impact-soundable device, together With said soundable device, the latter being tiltably'mounted and yieldable means for retractably ysupporting same.

8. A horizontal game target comprisingr a plate the upper surface ot"Y whichis formed with .variant undulating concentric curves surrounding anV impact-soundable cl-evice,the

latter being tiltably mountedtogether with said'soundable device, andfyieldable means for retractably supporting same,

9. A `horizontal gameftarget comprising Y a plate the upper surface of Which'is concen trically groovedand an liinpact-soundable devicel centrally tiltably mounted on said grooved plate, substantially Vin the mannerV and. for the purpose setforth.

10. vA horizontal game target comp-rising'-.v

a plate the upper surface of which formed With a series of delective surfaces surrounding an impact-soundable device, 'together with said so-undable device, the latter being tiltably mounted.

EDWIN W.' sronnan'rf. 

